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Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday October 14th, 11.00 – 11.45
Frankfurt Book Fair, 4.0 C80The Art of Travelling
I’ll be moderating a discussion with the wonderful Agustinus Wibowo and other travel writers at the Indonesia pavilion, to celebrate my Bad Boyfriend’s status as Guest of Honour at the world’s biggest book industry event.Details

Thursday November 19th, 16.00 – 18.00
University of Toronto, CanadaSultans Rising: The Reinvention of Local Identity in Contemporary Indonesia
In this public lecture, I’ll be looking at how politics and culture are interacting to turn Indonesia into an ever more colourful kaleidoscope. Details here.

Friday May 15th, 7 pm
Lost Lectures, LondonSecrets of a Bad BoyfriendDetails

Tuesday May 12thThe Centre Cannot Hold: Decentralisation in the Jokowi Era
Indonesian Embassy
38 Grosvenor Square, London W1K 2HW
The event is organized by the Anglo Indonesian Society (AIS).
As invitations are sent privately to members of the AIS, you may contact the organizing committee

Asia Society – NY

Join writer and social activist (?) Elizabeth Pisani for a discussion of her latest book Indonesia, Etc. with journalist Margaret Scott, New York University. Followed by a book sale and signing.
15 December 2014
6:30pm – 8:30pm
725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street), New York
$10 members; $12 students/seniors; $15 nonmembers.Event page here

Seminar at SOAS, London

What: Can corruption reduce conflict? Lessons from Indonesia
London’s School of Oriental and African Studies is home to some of Europe’s best thinkers about the issue of corruption and development, as well as some great Indonesian scholars. I expect to learn a lot from the discussions following this talk.
When: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014, 17.00
Where: Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, London W1
More info here.

The science of public health: Where’s the evidence?

What: Away from Indonesia and on the familiar territory of public health, a discussion of the use of evidence in making public health policy. I describe the Great Public Health Fallacies, including the belief that people are too stupid to decide for themselves which risks to take. Part of the Barbican’s Battle of Ideas festival.
When: Sunday, October 19, 2014, 14.00
Where: Barbican Theatre, London
Details here

Kaliedescope Nation

What: Talk about Indonesia’s cultural diverstity. My contribution to the fourth annual IKON Festival, a celebration of the best of contemporary Indonesia.
When: Saturday, October 18, 2014, 14.45
Where: SOAS University, London

The Asian Library at Leiden

What: Discussion with Gert Oostindie and Wim Schulte Nordholt.
Likely to cover notions of history and the construction of national and personal identities. Or not.
When: Wednesday, October 15, 2014, 14.00
Where: East Asian Library, Leiden University, Netherlands

TED Global, Rio de Janeiro

What: TED talk
Delighted to have been invited back onto the TED stage, which has this autumn moved to Rio. I’ll be talking about why the world should pay more attention to Indonesia
When: October 9th.

Ubud Writers and Readers Festival – Bali, Indonesia, October 1-5

What: Destination Unknown
On July 11, 2014, with two men still claiming victory in the presidency, I was sent this confident catalogue copy:
With a new president firmly in place what can Indonesia and the world learn from the last election? Three influential minds will grapple with that question and examine what lies in store for the world’s third largest democracy. Chair: Janet Steele with Elizabeth Pisani, Goenawan Mohamad, Azyumardi Azra
When: 09:45 – 11.00 am, Thursday October 2
Where: Neka Art Museum, Ubud

What: Korupsi
With Australian journalists Jill Jollife and Kirsti Melville, we discuss corruption in its various forms.
When: 11.45 – 13.00, Saturday October 4
Where: The Left Bank, Ubud

What: Indonesia Etc.
With another veteran of the Jakarta press corps — Dutch journalist Step Vaessen — I bat about stories of Indonesia, trying not to avoid the difficult issues that make the country as infuriating as it is captivating.
When: 10.00 – 11.00 am, Sunday October 5
Where: Where: Neka Art Museum, Ubud

The Indonesian Heritage Society

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What: Elizabeth will discuss the gap between life for young people in Jakarta and those in Indonesia’s outer islands. She’ll be joined by young Indonesians from the country’s best universities, who chose to spend a year teaching in some of the country’s remotest primary schools.
When: Thursday September 25th, 6.30 pm.
Where: Pacific Place Mall 3rd Floor #325, Jendral Sudirman Kav. 52-53, Kebayoran Baru, Central Jakarta, 12190

Jakarta Foreign Correspondent’s Club

What: Discussion of the current political landscape with Jakarta Foreign Correspondent’s Club members.
When: Friday September 26th 10 am, Intercontinental Hotel

TEDx Ubud – Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, September 6

What: Perhaps a talk about the sometimes rather successful marriage between corruption and conflict in Indonesia?
When: September 6th, 2014
Where: Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
More info: http://tedxubud.com/

Festival of Dangerous Ideas, Sydney

What: Corruption makes the world go round
Actually, I’ll be arguing that the thing that we lazily label “corruption” is a many-headed beast. Politics is inherently transactional; some forms of “corruption” may be needed to hold complex countries together.
When: Saturday 30th August, 2014. 12.30
Where: Sydney Opera House
More info: http://fodi.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/corruption-makes-the-world-go-round

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What: Women for sale
The programme notes about this panel discussion speak for themselves. Though apparently women who are for sale can’t — there are no sex workers on the panel. Expect a feisty discussion.
When: Sunday 31th August, 2014, 13.45
Where: Sydney Opera House

Melbourne Writers’ Festival, Weekend of 23rd August

What: AIDS is Dead! Long Live HIV!
Discussion with Melbourne service provider Colin Batrouney about HIV in a post-AIDS world. People have already objected to the title, so I hope it will be a lively session.
When: Friday August 22nd, 2014, 11.30
Where: ACMI Studio 1, Melbourne, Australia

and
What: The highest bidder? Inside Indonesia’s legal system

Reflections on the multi-layered legal system Indonesia inherited from the Dutch. What that means for contracts, cops and corruption today.
When: Thursday August 21nd, 2014, 12.00
Where: Private law firm, Melbourne, Australia

and

What: Building your digital presence
When: Saturday 23 August, 14.00
Where: Wheeler Centre, Melbourne
As part of the “Book Passage” session for aspiring travel writers, Torre DeRoche and I will talk about building up a digital presence. Though virtually everything I have to say can be summed up in two words: “Time consuming”.

What: Talking Points: Understanding Indonesia
Moralising Westerners sometimes look at Indonesia and see corruption where at home they would simply see politics. With Indonesian writer Ahmad Fuadi, I discuss the importance of patronage in maintaining stability and national unity in Indonesia.
When: Sunday August 24th, 2014, 16.00
Where: Deakin Edge, Fed Square, Melbourne
More info: http://www.mwf.com.au

Edinburgh International Book Festival, Thursday August 14th

What: Discussion about mad countries in Asia with John Sweeney, author of North Korea Undercover. Indonesia and North Korea couldn’t be more different, except perhaps in their level of eccentricity. Chaired by Andrew Franklin. Should be fun!
When: Thursday August 14th, 2014, 19.00
Where: Scottish Power Foundation Studio, Edinburgh, Scotland
More info: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/

Latitude Festival, July 18/19th

What: Indonesia Etc: People, Nations and Lies
When: Friday, July 18th, 2014, 15.00
Where:Shed of Stories, Henham Park, Suffolk
The theme of Latitude this year is Secrets and Lies, so I get to talk about the way people, and nations, lie about their past, and how that affects their future.
More info: http://www.latitudefestival.com/

also

What: Secrets and Freedom: Can we have both?
A panel discussion about data, privacy etc., sponsored by the Wellcome Trust. I see from the programme I’ve been cast, by implication as “for” intrusion into privacy. Ho Hum.
When: Saturday, July 19th, 2014, 12.00
Where: Literary Arena, Henham Park, Suffolk
More (rather garbled) info: here